(Translation of the poem "Darmiyani Waqfa" by Nomaan Shauqe)
Life
Begins from a cipher
And vanishes
Into another
In the meantime
We eat popcorn
Enjoy paintings by Fida Hussain
Blow atom bombs
Bed woman
Some our own
Some not
And sleep
To wake into another morning!
Let's go then
You and I
When the world hangs low
And interrupts the vision
Like glass shards of reality
Embedded violently in Retina.
Let's jump then
From the concrete lines
Of this physical world
Into the world of anime
Where I can weep buckets
And you can sleep with me
Without any sexual connotation.
A world where
Every expression has music
Chasing cats can lead
To strange lands.
Let's cycle the cities romantically.
Let's go then
You and I
Into a world
Still in its adolescence.
Aakhrash mera Dil Bhi Tumhara Nikla
Tum Naraz Ho Tou
Yeh Kambakth
Mujhse Bhi Nahi Bolta
کمبخت
آخرش میرا دل بھی تمہارا نکلا
تم ناراض ہو تو
یہ کمبخت
مجھ سے بھی نہیں بولتا
